Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations?

Question

We have 100 scientists many of whom were on the UN IPCC who state that climate control is futile. In the open letter they stated:

“Contrary to the impression left by the IPCC Summary reports:

z The average rate of warming of 0.1 to 0. 2 degrees Celsius per decade recorded by satellites during the late 20th century falls within known natural rates of warming and cooling over the last 10,000 years.

z Leading scientists, including some senior IPCC representatives, acknowledge that today's computer models cannot predict climate. Consistent with this, and despite computer projections of temperature rises, there has been no net global warming since 1998. That the current temperature plateau follows a late 20th-century period of warming is consistent with the continuation today of natural multi-decadal or millennial climate cycling.”

Can we now get on with life the do the really important stuff, like ending hunger?

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=164002

Just a thought how many scientists does it take to make a consensus?

To Dana1981, Master of Science

"These must be some really dumb scientists."

Many of them were on or are on the IPCC so when you agreed with them they were smart but when they don't agree with you they're not, strange.

Answer 1

To make a consensus, it takes at least 50%+1 to agree. To make these numbers higher, like to get 99% or better, just eliminate all those that disagree with you.

It's just hubris that make a man believe that he can control the environment.

Answer 2

These must be some really dumb scientists.

a) The current rate of warming is the fastest in the past 10,000 years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Holocene_Temperature_Variations.png

b) There has been net global warming since 1998. To claim otherwise is to either be ignorant of science and statistics or to be purposefully deceitful.

http://tamino.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/t1998.jpg

c) In no way is the current warming consistent with any natural cycle. The Sun's output remains unchanged, and based on orbital cycles we should be in the middle of a cooling period.

"An often-cited 1980 study by Imbrie and Imbrie determined that 'Ignoring anthropogenic and other possible sources of variation acting at frequencies higher than one cycle per 19,000 years, this model predicts that the long-term cooling trend which began some 6,000 years ago will continue for the next 23,000 years.'"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milankovitch_cycle

If I were in charge at the Bali conference, I wouldn't let these liars in either.

"Consensus" means vast majority, like over 90%.